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Medical Lake council approves minutes, claims, resolutions and budget amendments; several items pass unanimously
Summary
The Medical Lake City Council approved minutes and claims, suspended an interview rule for a council vacancy, adopted legislative priorities and a FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan, amended the capital improvement plan for stormwater work, awarded contracts for paving and stormwater work and passed a budget amendment on Oct. 7.
The Medical Lake City Council on Oct. 7 handled a series of routine and substantive items, approving minutes and claims and adopting several resolutions and an ordinance. The council voted on procedural and budget matters, a hazard mitigation plan, capital improvement amendments related to stormwater, and awards for pavement and stormwater work.
Votes and outcomes at a glance (motions moved/seconded and outcomes recorded in the meeting): - Approval of meeting minutes (Sept. 16) and claims/warrants numbered 529792953040) in the amount of $306,135.74 — Motion to approve, seconded; approved by voice vote (recorded as "Aye"). - Suspension of council policies and procedures (section 8.3) to limit public interviews for a council vacancy to three applicants — Motion to suspend, seconded; approved by voice vote. - Resolution 25-767 (2026 legislative priorities, including support for Association of Washington Cities priorities) — Motion to approve, seconded; approved by voice vote. - Resolution 25-773 (adoption of the hazard mitigation plan) — Motion to approve, seconded; approved unanimously. The plan was developed with regional partners and approved by FEMA. - Resolution 25-774 (capital improvement plan amendment to add Silver Lake Avenue stormwater catch basins; funding from capital reserves/operating revenues; project cost $60,000) — Motion to approve, seconded; approved by council. Staff noted this project is not reimbursable by FEMA and will require a future budget amendment to reflect the appropriation. - Resolution 25-775 (award to Shamrock for paving/installation of stormwater catch basins; staff identified a clerical exhibit-label correction) — Motion to approve with amendment, seconded; approved by voice vote. - Resolution 25-776 (service agreement with Shamrock to perform scrub-seal preparation work under the TIB/SCMP grant; staff identified date corrections in the draft and asked to add Exhibit A label to the contract) — Motion to approve with amendments, seconded; approved by voice vote. Staff said grant funding covers this work and the citywill be reimbursed through the grant program. - Ordinance 1135 (second reading) amending the 2024/2025 final budget to add city-beautification irrigation and a kitchen remodel; motion to adopt ordinance 1135, seconded; ordinance passed.
Summary notes on fiscal and procedural matters: councilors raised questions about court filing and prosecution costs tied to animal-control citations (the related discussion preceded these votes). For the capital project on Silver Lake Avenue the council approved a $60,000 addition to the capital-improvement plan; staff said funds will be drawn from the street-restricted fund and that reserves are sufficient. For the SCMP paving preparation, Shamrockwas awarded a contract for about $44,600; staff said TIB grant funding will reimburse the city for that expense.
Where votes were recorded in the meeting transcript, indicated outcomes were "Aye" or unanimous; the clerk did not record roll-call tallies with member-by-member votes in the portions of the transcript provided. No item was explicitly shown as failed or tabled in the transcript.
